{{More citations needed|date=March 2026}} {{expand Russian|date=October 2023}} A '''syrt''' is a kind of an elevated landform in Russia and Central Asia.<ref>{{cite book |last1=V |first1=Sharpe, N. , Mwangi, P. , Isakov, A. , Onyango |title=Application of the participatory rangeland and grassland assessment (PRAGA) methodology in Kyrgyzstan: Baseline analysis, remote sensing, field assessment and validation report |date=29 September 2022 |publisher=Food & Agriculture Org. |isbn=978-92-5-136022-4 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Application_of_the_participatory_rangela/qmewEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22syrt%22+landform+Asia&pg=PA23&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
The word means "highland", "ridge" or "backbone" in Turkic languages (''sırt'') and is present in Turkic toponymy in the mentioned areas: in Tien Shan, Pamirs, South Urals, such as Obshchiy Syrt by Urals, {{ill|Uzun-Syrt|ru|Узун-Сырт}} ("Long back") plateau by Koktebel in Crimea.
It is a denudational upland or elevated flatland, a kind of dissected plateau. Syrts may be separated from each other by higher ridges. At the same time, syrts may serve as water divides between drainage basins for larger rivers.
The term should not be confused with the Latin term ''syrtis'' and the derived term "syrt" for sandy shores or quicksand.
==See also== *Summit accordance
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Category:Landforms